But Biden’s successor in the party felt that she was not in a position to tell her not to re -apply to the White House.
Kamala Harris considers that it was “an act of recklessness ” have allowed it to Joe Biden decide compete reelection of the US presidency in 2024, according to excerpts from his new book 107 Daysreleased this Wednesday by the magazine.
Harris, who then held the position of vice president, admits that he felt “Worst position” to advise The 81 -year -old not to advance.
“I would know that it would sound like a deeply self -interested gesture If he told him to give up, ”he writes.“ We all repeated the same: ‘It is a decision by Joe and his wife.’ It was almost a mantra. But, looking back, It was reckless. ”
Biden announced his campaign on July 21, 2024, after a disastrous Donald Trump, which raised public doubts about his ability to resist a long campaign or fulfill a second term.
Harris ended the Democratic candidacy with only 107 days to win the electorate, but lost to Trump in November. Since then, he has maintained a discreet profile and announced last July that he will not compete for the position of Governor of California.
Biden’s unexpected decision generated suspicions about whether the White House had concealed information regarding its cognitive state. In the book, Harris rejects any conspiracy, but recognizes that the signs of tiredness The president became more visible during the campaign.
“On his worst day, Joe was more informed, more capable to judge and more compassionate than Donald Trump in his best. But at 81, Joe got tired“, he writes.
Currently 82, Biden, the eldest president in US history faces a diagnosis of the prostate in advanced state with bone metastases.
